Chile earthquakes

M4.5 earthquake 80 km N of La Serena, Chile

A magnitude 4.5 earthquake struck 80 km N of La Serena, Chile on Wed, Jul 14, 2021, 4:32 PM GMT-4 (20:32 UTC), 59 km (36 mi) below the surface.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
4.5 (mb, body-wave), light
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2021-07-14 20:32:33 UTC
Depth
58.7 km (36.5 mi), shallow
Epicenter
29.177° S, 71.316° W
Region
Chile
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

Did you feel it?

No one has reported feeling this quake to the USGS.

How well it is located

Reviewed by a seismologist.

Location uncertainty
About 6.0 km horizontally, 7.0 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.31
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
182°, poorly surrounded by stations
Stations used
32

Nearest places

Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 3 in the 60 days after this one and 20 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.4100 km W of Vallenar, Chile · 1897 days ago · 35 km deep · 67 km away
  2. 4.451 km SW of Vallenar, Chile · 1893 days ago · 70 km deep · 38 km away
  3. 4.442 km NW of Coquimbo, Chile · 1860 days ago · 32 km deep · 73 km away

Before

  1. 4.260 km WSW of Vallenar, Chile · 1909 days ago · 37 km deep · 43 km away · felt by 1
  2. 4.490 km WSW of Vallenar, Chile · 1914 days ago · 10 km deep · 51 km away
  3. 4.491 km W of Vallenar, Chile · 1914 days ago · 10 km deep · 61 km away
  4. 5.484 km WSW of Vallenar, Chile · 1914 days ago · 20 km deep · 55 km away · felt by 10
  5. 4.0111 km W of Vallenar, Chile · 1917 days ago · 10 km deep · 76 km away
  6. 4.698 km WSW of Vallenar, Chile · 1917 days ago · 10 km deep · 61 km away
  7. 4.492 km WSW of Vallenar, Chile · 1917 days ago · 10 km deep · 56 km away
  8. 4.499 km W of Vallenar, Chile · 1917 days ago · 11 km deep · 63 km away
  9. 4.2105 km W of Vallenar, Chile · 1917 days ago · 14 km deep · 67 km away
  10. 4.192 km WSW of Vallenar, Chile · 1918 days ago · 20 km deep · 56 km away
  11. 4.392 km W of Vallenar, Chile · 1918 days ago · 10 km deep · 65 km away
  12. 4.285 km WSW of Vallenar, Chile · 1918 days ago · 10 km deep · 53 km away
  13. 4.684 km WSW of Vallenar, Chile · 1918 days ago · 10 km deep · 55 km away
  14. 4.686 km WSW of Vallenar, Chile · 1918 days ago · 21 km deep · 55 km away
  15. 4.3Near the coast of Atacama, Chile · 1918 days ago · 10 km deep · 59 km away
  16. 4.089 km WSW of Vallenar, Chile · 1919 days ago · 11 km deep · 54 km away
  17. 4.586 km WSW of Vallenar, Chile · 1919 days ago · 10 km deep · 51 km away
  18. 4.582 km WSW of Vallenar, Chile · 1919 days ago · 19 km deep · 52 km away
  19. 6.072 km WSW of Vallenar, Chile · 1919 days ago · 22 km deep · 52 km away · felt by 24
  20. 5.975 km WSW of Vallenar, Chile · 1919 days ago · 24 km deep · 53 km away · felt by 26

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us7000elzy. Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 6:48 PM UTC.